Audit Senior
THE ROLE
We are looking for an experienced and qualified Senior to join our busy Audit team. The ideal candidate will be time and exam qualified, with up to two years' post-qualification experience and exposure to a broad client portfolio. Experience with IFRS, UK GAAP, consolidations, consolidated financial statements, and managing or leading small teams is highly desirable.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Take full responsibility for audit assignments from planning through to completion, including fieldwork and finalisation.
Review work prepared by junior team members, offering feedback to support their development.
Delegate tasks effectively, providing clear instructions, deadlines, and objectives; monitor progress and rebalance workloads where needed.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with both internal and external clients.
Manage expectations of partners and senior staff to ensure projects are completed within realistic timeframes.
Communicate directly with clients-on-site, via phone, and email-to resolve queries.
Identify and escalate any delivery or technical issues to senior staff or partners.
Collaborate with managers, partners, and other departments to ensure seamless service delivery.
Maintain compliance with internal practice management requirements.
Keep up to date with technical developments through reading and relevant CPD.
Undertake any additional tasks as required.
SPECIFIC ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Act as a senior team member supporting management on complex clients, including international groups.
Lead the planning process for smaller audits, including determining materiality, identifying risks, designing tailored fieldwork tests, and assisting with budgeting and timetabling.
Allocate work to juniors, brief them clearly, and remain available throughout the audit to provide guidance and answer queries.
Complete fieldwork for more challenging audit areas (e.g., stock, debtors, creditors, intangibles, investments, provisions, contingencies).
Monitor audit progress against budget and timeline, addressing issues and rebalancing workloads where necessary.
Review and sign off audit sections, resolving outstanding issues raised by junior staff.
Prepare reclassification and adjusting journals and ensure correct financial statement disclosure.
Manage the finalisation process for smaller audits, including clearing review points, preparing audit highlight memos, performing final analytical reviews, assessing going concern, and ensuring financial statements align with audit work.
Prepare statutory accounts and complete disclosure checklists.
Liaise with the tax team to resolve queries related to corporation tax computations.
Take a supervisory or assistant manager role on smaller, straightforward audits.
Perform other ad hoc duties as needed.
WHO YOU ARE
An excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing.
Strong technical and commercial awareness, with good risk judgement and a clear understanding of when to escalate technical issues.
Open to feedback and committed to ongoing professional development.
Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive matters appropriately.
Highly proficient with IT and audit/accounting software.
Detail-focused, organised, and committed to producing high-quality work.
Professional, confident, and responsive in interactions with colleagues and clients.
A strong team player who can also work independently using their own initiative.
Flexible, reliable, and willing to support colleagues.
Able to manage workloads effectively in a fast-paced environment and deliver to tight deadlines.
Comfortable reviewing the work of others and able to identify when issues should be escalated.
Technically curious and eager to continue learning.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
ACA/ACCA qualified (time and exam), with up to two years' post-qualification experience.
Experience with large and complex consolidations; IFRS experience preferred.
Caseware experience is highly advantageous.
BENEFITS
Private medical insurance
23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and three additional days over the December holiday period
3% pension contribution
Cashback scheme for medical expenses
Group Life Insurance
Mental and physical health support
Regular social events and activities
Cycle-to-work scheme
Season ticket loans
Workplace nursery scheme
Modern, well-equipped office in a central London location
Flexible working: three or more days in the office per week, two days from home
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Working hours: 9:30am-5:30pm, Monday to Friday
Hybrid working model
